World News

Original news from all over the world.

Date: 2026-06-08 19:58:32+00:00UTC

public
translate

The Japan Times: China’s Xi vows boosted ties with Kim, but avoids North Korea nuclear issue

Chinese leader Xi Jinping stressed China's "firm commitment to safeguarding the shared interests of the two countries" during a rare summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

Al Jazeera: China’s Xi Jinping and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un meet in Pyongyang

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met on Monday at a rare summit in Pyongyang.

Lenta: Джокович на русском поздравил Зверева с победой на «Ролан Гаррос»

The Japan Times: Emerging Kansai artists to watch

Among the artists featured at Art Osaka, several offered particularly engaging takes on the ubiquity of digital technology and relationships between people and nature.

Al Jazeera: Albanian PM Rama vows to push on with Kushner-linked luxury resort

Albanian Prime Minister Rama vowed to press ahead with a billion-dollar luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner.

Lenta: Россия обвинила МАГАТЭ в поощрении новых ударов по Запорожской АЭС

The Japan Times: Toto to fully resume bathroom orders as supply concerns ease

The company is going back to normal delivery schedules as the supply outlook for raw materials has improved.

Al Jazeera: Southern Philippines hit by 7.8-magnitude earthquake

Offshore quake rocks Mindanao, killing at least 35 and injuring more than 200.

Lenta: На Украине заподозрили неладное в помощи ЕС

The Japan Times: Goldman-backed Go prices Japan’s biggest 2026 IPO at upper end

Shareholders in the Goldman Sachs Group-backed firm sold shares at ¥2,400 apiece, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.

Al Jazeera: NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia, extending Ukraine spillover fears

The drone entered Latvian airspace due to 'Russian electronic warfare', the military says.

Lenta: Дрон ВСУ взорвался на территории частного дома россиянки

The Japan Times: Smaller firms in Japan raise pay by 4.29% in fiscal 2026

Wage growth expanded from 4.03% a year before, reflecting employers' continued efforts to secure human resources amid rising inflation.

Al Jazeera: US imposes restrictions on 100 Nicaraguan officials after activist’s death

The death of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera has prompted calls from UN experts for an independent investigation.

Lenta: На Украине возмутились заявлением по итогам встречи Зеленского и лидеров «евротройки»

The Japan Times: In trust’s name, disclose candidates’ prior citizenship

The issue is whether voters have the right to know the backgrounds of the people seeking to govern them. In any healthy democracy, the answer is yes.

Al Jazeera: Moment Israeli helicopter fires missile on Gaza City target

Footage shows the moment an Israeli helicopter launched a missile at an unknown target in the Gaza City neighbourhood.

Lenta: В Германии выступили с предложением по переговорам с Россией

The Japan Times: The great shift to remote work has entered a new normal

The share of U.S. workers doing their jobs primarily at home was 2.3 times higher in 2024 than in 2019.

Al Jazeera: WHO chief lauds Uganda’s response to Ebola outbreak

Tedros said the country had responded promptly and capably, but called for it to reopen the border with DR Congo.

Lenta: Глава МИД Польши призвал критиков Зеленского идти на фронт

The Japan Times: Yen lingers above ¥160 to the dollar ahead of BOJ meeting

Japan's currency lost all the gains from the last intervention in about a month.

Al Jazeera: Airline profits plummet as US fuel costs nearly double

IATA forecasts $350bn airline fuel bill for 2026, with profits dipping to their weakest margin since the COVID-19 years.

Lenta: Бывший глава МИД Украины резко высказался об обещаниях «добежать до Кремля»

The Japan Times: Prosecutors seek 27-year sentence for suspect in murder of Hokkaido girl

Public prosecutors have alleged that Riko Uchida and others "applied some physical force" to the high school girl, who was embroiled in a dispute over social media photos.

Al Jazeera: UN watchdog, Western nations call on Iran to restart nuclear cooperation

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi urges Tehran to re-engage. US and E3 demand information on whereabouts of uranium.

Lenta: В Сербии рассказали о «плохом знаке» для Армении

The Japan Times: Israel hits Iran with new strikes despite Trump admonition

The U.S. president had said hours earlier that new strikes by Israel and Iran would not affect his administration's peace talks with Tehran.

Al Jazeera: FIFA World Cup: the politics and profits of the beautiful game

The World Cup has yet to start, but politics, war, and controversy are already competing with football.

Lenta: В России прокомментировали смерть полковника ВСУ при странных обстоятельствах


Created by Braugeist, 2022-2026. Toggle dark mode.